By Alex Mills While Hurricane Ida was cutting a path of destruction through the Gulf of Mexico this week, OPEC oil ministers were meeting to discuss oil production quotas for the remainder of …
September 03, 2021 AUSTIN – The Railroad Commission of Texas issued a total of 687 original drilling permits in August 2021 compared to 451 in August 2020. The August 2021 total includes 613 …
September 3, 2021 — A bill to prohibit accepting high-level radioactive waste in Texas is on Gov. Greg Abbott’s desk after Thursday’s reconciliation by the House. The bill bans the transportation, storage and …
Updated 6 am 8-30-21 August 30, 2021 — As damage assessments and inspections get underway at daylight, concerns are springing up about refineries along the Mississippi, even as Western Louisiana, hard hit by …
Updated 6 am 8-30-21 August 30, 2021 — All the power is off in New Orleans and has been since Sunday evening, according to the area’s main supplier Entergy, but there are generators …
August 27, 2021 — Its years-long program to bring advanced meters to Southeast Texas is complete, Entergy Texas says. The company said improvements in service along with quicker and more accurate detection of …
August 27, 2021 — Texas Pacific Land Corporation (TPL) is releasing its first Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) report, designed to help stakeholders understand the its activities. The corporation said in a statement …
August 27, 2021 — Trophy Pipeline LLC has initiated an open season for its Texas Expansion project to construct a three-mile-long pipeline in Winkler County. The line includes a new origin in the …
By Alex Mills Crude oil and gasoline prices in the U.S. have been meandering up and down for several weeks as traders try to get a solid grip on the economy and Covid19. …
August 25, 2021 — Crude oil and natural gas production as reported to the Railroad Commission of Texas for June 2021 came from 166,923 oil wells and 85,439 gas wells. The RRC reports …
August 19, 2021 — From the Texas Independent Producers and Royalty Owners Association: Today, Earthworks released a report entitled, “Flaring in Texas: A Comprehensive Government Failure.” The Texas Independent Producers & Royalty Owners Association (TIPRO) …
August 19, 2021 — A new online marketplace is opening in the coming days for energy-related buying and selling minerals, royalties and working interests. The Ft. Worth company Energy Domain says the tech-enabled …
By Alex Mills August 19, 2021 — President Joe Biden and his administration want the countries that export crude oil, many of which are not friendly to the United States (such as Russia, …
August 18, 2021 –Houston-based Calpine Corp. published its first sustainability report on Wednesday, emphasizing the privately-held power company’s environmental, social and governance (ESG) efforts. The company is the largest generator of electricity from …
August 12, 2021 — Houston E&P company US Energy has a new joint venture with Midland’s Atlantic Energy Partners LLC for development of operation of three horizontal wells in the Rio Hondo area …
August 12, 2021 — Texas Tech graduate Aaron Krejci is RRC Commissioner Jim Wright‘s new director of public affairs. The commissioner praised Mr. Krejci’s experience in Congress and the Executive Branch when announcing …
August 10, 2021 — Tax income from O&G continues its upward trend, with oil production tax revenues up more than 100% for July year-over-year. Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar said the state took in …
August 10, 2021 — Phillips 66 says it’s buying into an Australia-based company specializing materials for lithium-ion batteries as part of a push to “pursue lower-carbon solutions.” Under a new agreement, Phillips 66 …
August 4, 2021 — This year, the Texas Independent Producers & Royalty Owners Association (TIPRO) will celebrate its 75th anniversary during the organization’s 2021 Summer Conference, scheduled to take place September 1-2, 2021, at the …
July 29, 2021 — Each additional gigawatt (GW) of transmission capacity connecting the Texas power grid (ERCOT) with neighboring states in the Southeast could have saved nearly $1 billion and kept the heat …